Improvement



NTTED STATES PATENT rrtcn.

ORAXGE M. FULLER, OF GATASAUQUA, PENNSYLVANIA.

:Specitioation torunng part ot Letters Patent No. 43,679, dated August 72, 1664.

.To @ZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ORANGE M. FULLER, of Catasauqua, in the county of Lehigh and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new/ and Improved Apparatus for Cooling the l-lead or other lar s ot' the ody; and l do hereby declare that the .following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, ref (renee being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a.- pait ot' this specitication, in which- Figure l represents a perspective view of my invention, showing the application to the head of a sich person. Fig. 2 is aface view or plan ot the same vvhen spread out i'lat.

Similar letters of reference in both vievvs indicate corresponding parts.

This invention consists in the ccmbinatitn of a siphon with a series of serpentine tubes, made of italia-'rubber or other tlexible material impervious to vvater, in such a manner that by placing two buckets at difterent levelsone on either side. of a patient-and applying' the serpentine tubes to the head or other parts ot' the body to be cooled a. continuous current ot cold water can be passed through the siphon and serpentine tubes from the higher bucket, to the lower one, and by changi n g the position of the buckets the current can be reversed, and the head or other part of the body is thus cooled without requiring any special attendance. The current of the water passing through the siphon and serpentine tubes is regulated by a clamp secured to the* ieceivingbucket and made to compress the discharging end of the siphon, more or less, according to the greater or smaller quantity of water to be passed through the tubes.

To enable those skilled in the art to malte and use my invention, I will proceed to describe it.

A represents a series of serpentine tubes,

made. ot' india-rubber or other suitable iicxible material impervious to water, and of any suitable size and number ot' bends, thewhole series i being inclosed in aease, B, of oil, silk, or l other suitable material, to prevent them from becoming dislodged. The ends C D of the serpentine tubes form a siphon, and by placing two buckets, one on each side ot' the bed ot' a patient at different levels, the water or other liquid conta-ined in the higher bucket can be made. to tlow to the lower bucket after the siphon is once started without any further attendance. lt is obvious that the lower bucket must contain a suicient quantity of Water to cover the mouth oi' the discharging end of the siphon, and the siplion is started by means of al suction-pump, sy1inge,or in any other suitable mannen ln order to regulate thc how of the water, a clamp, E, is secured to the receivingbucltet, and this clamp is so arranged that the discharging end ofthe siphon can be com pressed, more or less, and the current ofthe water passing through the tubes can be reduced as much as may be desired.

By tilting the discharging-bucltet with icevvater a current of cold water can be passed through the serpentine tubes, and the head or other part of the body is cooled without further attendance. It' the discharging bucket is nearly empty, the level ofthe tivo buckets is changed, and the current of the liquid is thereby reversed.

lhe ends ofthe tubes and their bends may be keptI open by inserting therein spiral springs of any suitable description, which will prevent them from collapsing` spontaneously.

i am aware that a bandage with Water cir tulating through it has before been employed for cooling the head; but

What I claim as new, and desire to si cure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the Siphon C D, series of serpentine tubes A, and clamp E, when all are constructed, arranged, and employed in the manner and for the purposes specified.

ORANGE M. FULLER.

Yitnesses:

F. F. Grnnruo, l. CLAY HAMMSLY. 

